Cocodrie Lake North of Clearwater
Rapides Parish County, Louisiana6,100 acresView mapDirections
This is the name LDEQ records for this water. It can describe one sampling location rather than the water as a whole.
LDEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Cocodrie Lake North of Clearwater. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
- Limited data
Cocodrie Lake North of Clearwater in Rapides Parish County, Louisiana has water-quality measurements published by LDEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 59 µg/L. Surface area: 6100 acres.
Cocodrie Lake North of Clearwater is a 6,100-acre productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Rapides Parish County, Louisiana. Compared to the 3 other monitored lakes in Rapides Parish County, Cocodrie Lake North of Clearwater ranks #3 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2022-09-07. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Cocodrie Lake North of Clearwater is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Big water6,100 acres
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLimited data
Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Cocodrie Lake North of Clearwater is safe to swim in today is a call for the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Cocodrie Lake North of Clearwater
These are the measurements LDEQ publishes for Cocodrie Lake North of Clearwater, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. Phosphorus 59 µg/L. TSI 63.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 59µg/L | Fair GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. | |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 63 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
6,100 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Cocodrie Lake North of Clearwater, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Cocodrie Lake North of Clearwater is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Bayou Cocodrie Dam (completed 1959), built primarily for recreation on the Bayou Cocodrie; earth-type dam, 28 ft tall and 1,700 ft long.
- Surface area
- 6,100 ac
- Normal storage
- 9,000 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 100,000 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 240 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- State of Louisiana
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID LA00012 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.02 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Cocodrie Lake North of Clearwater
Where is Cocodrie Lake North of Clearwater?
- Cocodrie Lake North of Clearwater is in Rapides Parish County, Louisiana. This is the name LDEQ records for this water. It can describe one sampling location rather than the water as a whole. Its water-quality measurements are published by LDEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Cocodrie Lake North of Clearwater?
- Cocodrie Lake North of Clearwater in Rapides Parish County, Louisiana has water-quality measurements published by LDEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 59 µg/L. Surface area: 6100 acres.
Is Cocodrie Lake North of Clearwater safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
21 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2021–2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- LDEQ/Water Planning and Assessment (Louisiana)
LADEQWPD_WQX21 samples · 2021–2022
Analytical methods
- Total Phosphorus After Block Digestion
- 2130 B ~ Nephelometric Method
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.